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VoidTrecker Express Mods ([personal profile] voidtreckermods) wrote in [community profile] middleofsomewhere2020-05-17 06:31 am

Final: Orange

Down the Staircase: Backdated to Day Seven

Those who were investigating the sigil or fighting crabs nearby would be aware of the ground rumbling as a spiral staircase opened into the dark sand below.

Of course it is less a staircase at the bottom of the ocean and more a terrifying water helter-skelter downwards through the dark.

But they land in an underground cave. It is dark, and ankle deep in water. In the centre there is a white marble plinth, with a large empty shell on top. The walls of the cave are dark and grimy but with the aid of the torches in their SCA's and some investigating will find a hint of colours underneath the sand and seaweed on the walls.

Between day seven and day ten

The crabs are still attacking. It is not a never ending siege but it pays to be vigilant as every so often crabs arrive to launch an attack on the sleeping citizens. Luckily they don't seem to be able to get into the underground chamber, perhaps being too large or unwilling to enter through the twisting passage.

Inside the cave the water is slowly rising, by day ten of the month of Fiddlesticks it reaches the average voidtrecker's chest.

The plinth is tall, above the voidtreckers' heads and so hasn't been submerged yet.

Assuming they have begun to clear the sand and seaweed off the walls of the cave a picture begins to emerge. Simple drawings, very similar to those on the tablets in the market place.

Day Ten

Light from the sky, an island. People gathered around a fire. Beacon. Symbols are helpfully translated for them. A plinth. No, two plinths with shells on them filled with light.

All very useful. If only they had any way to share their ideas with the others.

Which is when their SCA's glow and a holographic screen appears.

Meanwhile on the train...

By day ten the storm hits with a vengeance. Waves are high, rain falls practically sideways. The train holds out well, staying in place and upright through the battering seas. Going out to dive is nerve wracking and there might be some cases of seasickness in those remaining on the train.

It is all in all not a great sea faring experience.
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Re: Day 7-10; 8, maybe?

[personal profile] deductiongeek 2020-05-22 12:46 am (UTC)(link)
Conan peers at the image.

"I think you're right. Possibly the platform in the cave?"
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Re: Day 7-10; 8, maybe?

[personal profile] iamnotgod 2020-05-22 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"If it's not something intended to be built elsewhere - this one doesn't appear to be drawn in a cave, for what it's worth."

Webmind takes his finger back so the environs can be more easily seen again.
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Re: Day 7-10; 8, maybe?

[personal profile] deductiongeek 2020-05-23 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"If it is meant to be elsewhere, then there should be a clue to the location somewhere."
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Re: Day 7-10; 8, maybe?

[personal profile] iamnotgod 2020-05-23 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"You mean landmarks. What about the figures around it, then?"

They're not rocks, certainly, but...

"These are people, yes? Dressed a particular way. Is that enough of a clue?'
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[personal profile] deductiongeek 2020-05-23 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not without more context. We don't know enough about the history and customs of this world to get it just from that."
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[personal profile] iamnotgod 2020-05-23 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
"True. But what other peoples could they be portraying, given these lack scales?"